All the money saved by not chasing perfect electrons will also give you the opportunity of having two systems, one Solid State, the other Tube.
A mix of Digital and Analog source equipment. Here again, the differences are easily audible, and comes down to a preference, perhaps even Solid State for this content, Tube for that.
It is advisable to avoid the esoteric when trying your first tube system, any decent tube system will be involving enough to reveal the difference from SS.
Now LP. Any decent TT/cartridge properly set up (learning first) combined with any decent RIAA phono preamp, SS or Tube, will reveal the difference of LP to CD.
LP content, like CD content, varies greatly by the recording/production skills as much as the artists skills.
LP into SS or Tube, differences will also be easily heard.
I advise learning about Analog rather than chasing tweaks.
After that, it's on to tweaks, god help you to stay sane.
A mix of Digital and Analog source equipment. Here again, the differences are easily audible, and comes down to a preference, perhaps even Solid State for this content, Tube for that.
It is advisable to avoid the esoteric when trying your first tube system, any decent tube system will be involving enough to reveal the difference from SS.
Now LP. Any decent TT/cartridge properly set up (learning first) combined with any decent RIAA phono preamp, SS or Tube, will reveal the difference of LP to CD.
LP content, like CD content, varies greatly by the recording/production skills as much as the artists skills.
LP into SS or Tube, differences will also be easily heard.
I advise learning about Analog rather than chasing tweaks.
After that, it's on to tweaks, god help you to stay sane.